Date: Mon, 16 Feb 2004 10:59:48 GMT From: "Steve B." <prettygoodnopsamything.com.au> Subject: Re: Brake disk question
Thanks for the input. And LauraK too. Steve = : ^ ) Grunff said: > Steve B. wrote: >> I just had the 110K kms. service on my '95 900SE and was told that the brake >> pads and _disks_ will need replacing soon at a cost of over $AUS700. I've >> replaced the disks once before (around 50K kms. I think). I've never >> replaced brake disks on any other car and always believed they pretty much >> lasted the life of the car with, perhaps a little machining. I was told that >> the 'official' Saab line is they they should be between 240 and 210 mms and >> mine are now just below that and should be replaced. >> >> My question to anyone who knows more about it than I do is: is this >> replacement unnecessary? Can I just replace the pads and use my 200mm thick >> brake disks for a while longer? > > If the disks are really below minimum thickness then you should replace > them. But it's worth measuring them yourself to make sure. > > If you don't replace them, while it's unlikely that anything > catastrophic will happen, they could develop cracks and eventually fail. > > As for whether they should need replacing, it depends on several > factors, including the type of pads you use and how you drive.
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